Islamic Art
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Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (at Harvard University and MIT)
Dedicated to the study of Islamic architecture and urbanism, visual culture, and conservation.
Arabic and Islamic Architecture
Covers Arab and Islamic architecture, contemporary buildings and present trends as well as historical buildings, found throughout the world.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/arabic_islamic_architecture
ArchNet
An online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world. It also provides a huge internet image source for Islamic architecture and other related publications.
Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre
Journal to promote and coordinate higher studies and research in the field of architecture, and urban and rural planning pertaining to the Islamic world. Freely available.
http://archnet.org/library/documents/collection.tcl?collection_id=183
Islamic Architecture
Gives information about the Islamic architecture and reviews of mosques and palaces around the world. Also includes information on calligraphy styles, carpet designs, geometrical & floral patterns, metalwork, Pottery, textiles, and woodwork. Includes images.
Islamic Architecture in Isfahan
Contains photographs and descriptions of Islamic architectural styles from the 11th to the 19th century.
Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Islamic art collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with extensive text.
Islamic Art: Introduction
A small site which provides a general and basic introduction to Islamic art and the historical and cultural traditions. Includes some images, glossaries, dynasties and maps. Maintained by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Islamic Arts and Architecture
Islamic Arts and Architecture (IAAO) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing information on arts and architecture with a strong commitment to research and service. Contains sections for glossary, calligraphy, architecture, coins and carpets with some images.
Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts
Online documents for the U.S. National Library of Medicine exhibition celebrating the achievements of the medical profession in Islamic culture from the 9th to the 19th century.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/islamic_00.html
Islamic Heritage of India
A picture collection on Islamic arts and monuments of India.
Islamic Monuments in India: Photographic Database
About 20,000 black and white photographs of Islamic monuments in India taken by the University of Tokyo expedition in the early 1960s in the collection of the Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo.
http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~islamarc/WebPage1/htm_eng/index_eng.html
Islamic and Arabic Arts and Architecture
Explains the historical and cultural significance of Islamic and Arabic artefacts. Covers architecture, calligraphy, oriental rugs, and coins. Includes FAQs, a bibliography, radio reviews, and links to academic schools and museums.
Nour Foundation: The Khalili Collection of Islamic Art
The Khalili collection hlolds more that 20,000 objects documenting the entire artistic production of the Islamic lands over a period of some 140 years. It also includes Japanese, Spanish and Swedish art.
Textile Arts of the Islamic World: Working Bibliographies
Compiled by the Eastern Hemisphere Curatorial Department at the Textile Museum, Washington DC and offers over 50 bibliographies of interest to anyone pursuing studies of textile arts of the Islamic world. Most of the materials cited are available from the the Arthur D. Jenkins Library at the Textile Museum.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/Textiles/Textiles.html
